tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post2040516098987974918..comments2024-02-29T02:54:19.767-05:00Comments on Babbling Books: The Anti - Christ by Friedrich NietzscheBrian Josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-90194675144261008292012-12-31T03:53:39.617-05:002012-12-31T03:53:39.617-05:00I think they got hung up on the idea of the uberme...I think they got hung up on the idea of the ubermensch & Hitler's perception of himself in such role, also on a puerile level it gave them carte blanche to ignore any of the moral implications of their planned deeds by the removal of the perceived moral code at that time. @parridhlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-81928803130886860392012-12-30T19:13:05.786-05:002012-12-30T19:13:05.786-05:00Hi Parrish - I had head that Nietzsche's siste...Hi Parrish - I had head that Nietzsche's sister was anti - semetic and was also a very difficult person. It is amazing how the NAZIs admired Nietzsche. While there certainly were major elements of his philosphy that were compatable with their's, there was so much that would have been hostile to NAZI idealogy.<br /><br />Thus Spake Zarathustra may be my favorite too. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-61536049058414461482012-12-30T18:09:46.637-05:002012-12-30T18:09:46.637-05:00totally agree with the view on Nietzsche's ant...totally agree with the view on Nietzsche's anti-Semitism, although his sister was one & she married<br />married "Bernhard Förster, a former high school teacher who had become a fanatic anti-Semitic agitator, also after returning to Germany after attempting to create a pure Aryan colony in Paraguay & failing leading to her husband topping himself.She became a supporter of the Nazi Party. After Hitler came to power in 1933, the Nietzsche Archive received financial support and publicity from the government, in return for which Förster-Nietzsche bestowed her brother's considerable prestige on the régime. Förster-Nietzsche's funeral in 1935 was attended by Hitler and several high-ranking Nazi officials.<br />PS. My favourite Nietzsche is Thus Spake Zarathustra @parridhlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-52985884665319928332012-10-22T05:41:57.385-04:002012-10-22T05:41:57.385-04:00Hi Sharon - I too find many of Nietzsche's bel...Hi Sharon - I too find many of Nietzsche's beliefs to be untenable to say the least.<br /><br />I must be intellectually honest about Hitler and Stalin. I knew that the NAZIs loved Nietzsche, I did not know about Stalin. However Nietzsche would have despised those two. He HATED anti - semites. He thought Germain culture was poisoning Europe and he strongly opposed all forms of collectivism.Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-21905988814940601492012-10-21T22:33:09.562-04:002012-10-21T22:33:09.562-04:00I applaud you for reading this book. As a Christi...I applaud you for reading this book. As a Christian, I would find it hard to wade through. Although I think it is interesting that even Nietzsche looked on with horror at the future he believed in. You forgot to include Hitler and Stalin as disciples of Neitzsche, which they both were.Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-60080100712882784202012-10-20T16:52:16.459-04:002012-10-20T16:52:16.459-04:00Really good point Miguel. Though I think that the ...Really good point Miguel. Though I think that the world has not become 100% Nietzschean, we have taken a few big steps in that direction.Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-81947178311883516982012-10-20T16:15:42.390-04:002012-10-20T16:15:42.390-04:00He had an amazing madness, that's for sure. Th...He had an amazing madness, that's for sure. The potency and uniqueness of his writings are unparalleled in their feverish madness. It's just a pity that his ideas aren't that unique anymore, they're actually vulgar nowadays, the world has become Nietzschean, and that's not something to rejoice about.LMRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08538873868140070018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-81984152189919836442012-10-20T09:14:16.830-04:002012-10-20T09:14:16.830-04:00Absolutely his earlier works should carry greater ...Absolutely his earlier works should carry greater weight. I would say that he strings his arguments together coherently here, it it just that the venom really gets in the way with this one. Perhaps the illness was setting in.<br />Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-63323097784171549752012-10-20T03:19:52.772-04:002012-10-20T03:19:52.772-04:00Poor Friedrich. Having been brought up as a strict...Poor Friedrich. Having been brought up as a strict Lutheran and then losing his faith really did set him on a collision course with God and religion. I do think he was unwell when he wrote this. It should probably never have been published, really. His earlier works are more representative of his brilliant mind. This just sounds like the angry ranting of someone who has lost his power to reason. Violethttp://still-life-with-books.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-85643925345176504272012-10-18T15:19:39.861-04:002012-10-18T15:19:39.861-04:00Hi Caroline - The funny thing is - I have major pr...Hi Caroline - The funny thing is - I have major problems with religion. It is odd for me to be defending it here!<br /><br />As you say Nietzsche attacks the positive values. He also credits Christianity with the spawning of democracy and liberalism and condemns all of these beliefs.Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-89734697160846993682012-10-18T14:17:26.008-04:002012-10-18T14:17:26.008-04:00A very interesting post, Brain.
Reading this I fee...A very interesting post, Brain.<br />Reading this I feel the book is dated but to some degree a very important text. I suppose to challenge Christianity like he did, at that time, was revolutionary, he just totally went over board. <br />Some of the argumentation reminds me of Marx who calls religion "Opium fürs Volk" - Opium for the people.<br />The weakness seems to be that he doesn't only discard the religion but the positive values. I agree that there is too much guilt and pnishment, at least in the Catholic faith, but undeniably there are importnat values too, like compassion. <br />Carolinehttp://beautyisasleepingcat.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-61752091327760949972012-10-18T11:48:31.696-04:002012-10-18T11:48:31.696-04:00Hi Miguel - Though Nietzsche did go insane later i...Hi Miguel - Though Nietzsche did go insane later in life I actually do not believe him to be insane when he wrote "The - Anti - Christ". His tone was angry and he was demeaning towards belief systems that he disagreed with. In my opinion many of his judgements while bold, were faulty. Of course in my opinion the faulty reasoning is true of many of the world's thinkers.Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-273781671203547302012-10-18T11:45:05.755-04:002012-10-18T11:45:05.755-04:00Hi Tom - thanks so much! Your great site are alrea...Hi Tom - thanks so much! Your great site are already on my Blogroll.<br /><br />Though I was mostly negative towards this work I actually enjoyed reading it. Sometimes this philosopher's rantings can be somewhat fun in an odd way.<br /><br />Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-16337998007637368512012-10-18T10:30:15.691-04:002012-10-18T10:30:15.691-04:00Nietzsche was so insane, I can only pity him.Nietzsche was so insane, I can only pity him.LMRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08538873868140070018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-72708201614150204442012-10-18T09:35:47.003-04:002012-10-18T09:35:47.003-04:00Quite a challenging read there Brian. To finish it...Quite a challenging read there Brian. To finish it and then to write something sensible about it is quite an achievement. I used to read a little philosophy some years ago but not in recent years. Your analysis of this one sounds pretty thorough but I may not actually read it for myself! <br /><br />I've added your blog to my links listTom Cunliffehttp://www.acommonreader.orgnoreply@blogger.com